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To all ulwm t may concern: f

known that I, UsoAn C. DAvis, a citizen"'of `the United States, residing at Brockton, in the `county of Pflymouth'and Statev of Massachusetts, have invented new and useuli Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification. A

his invention relates J`tg ashoe having a full length outer sole including a fore portion, a shank portion and a heel portion, and a heel seats, on and projecting from outer or under side of the outer sole.

The invention has for its object to reduce words, of providing that portion of the shoe which includes the upper and inner sole, with a bottom ivhichineludes a full length outer sole and a heel seated on the heel portion of the outer sole.

The invention consists in the improvements hereinafter' .described and claimed.

the aceompanyin drawings forming a l part of this specification: Figure l repre` #1.01.1 le a single piece sents a perspective view of a shoe bottom embodying my' invention, ready for attachment' to the upper and inner sole of a shoe; Fig.y 2v represents a. view-of the under side of said bottom Fig 3 represents a longitudinal The same reference characters indicate theV sameor similar parts in nearrying out my invention -I take a full length outer sole which tion l2, a, shank portion 13, and a heell por said sole being,r preferably made in of sole leather or other suita le Wear-resisting material. To the heel portion 14 I attach by suitable means, such as nails', a heel posed* of leatherlifts, or may be'oi.l any other suitable material.

lAs yhere shown, blind is spanked as usual, are clenched upon the SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application ined Maren a, 191e. seriai No.

the I lpleted bottom a shoe,` or, in otherv 16, which may be com-` outer sole'includingr the heel Y inner sole.- i

Patented sept. is, ieie. 81,6131.A the bottom or tread surface; the sole'and heeln'iay be finished by the suitable operations prior to the The edges of attachment of the bottom formed by the sole h'e upper 18 and inner sole 19 The top surface of the sole is end to end for attachment by cementto the upper and inner sole. The said surface maybe thus prepared by the action fof a splitting knife removing the flesh surface of surface is more or less fuzzy.

may now be secured to an inner sole and 'an upper assembled on a last, by.a lm, 2O of cement applied to the prepared top'surface of the outer sole.

he costk of manufacturing a shoe in the manner labove described is considerably re duced, first, because the heel andsole edges may be v`finished more economicallyand'to better advantage prior to their attachment to the upper and inner sole. and secondly.

because the attachment of .the bottoni to the the sole sol that the prepared l I The cour upper and inner sole by cement reduces to` the minimum the number of operations and the timerequired for botton'iing a shoe.-

he inner sole, so

the heel portion of the inner sole`- an dcannot e outer Sole conforms from end to endl Work upward-ly and injure the 'foot of `the I wearer.

Having` described my invention, I claim: 1. As an article or manufacture, a shoe adapted 'to conform from end to end 'to the inner sole of a shoe body,

a heel seated on jthe outer or under side. of sa'id heel portion, and innails being arranged to be vcovered by the heel portion of said which in- 2. A. shoe comprising a body sole, and a cludes-an upper and an inner nails, and the i 1.00k 

